Marin man goes missing in Mendocino

Authorities are trying to figure out what happened to 35-year-old Novato resident, Michael O’Brien who has been missing for over a week.

O’Brien, who walked away from his Fort Bragg motel on September 27 while on a visit to Mendocino with his fiance Jennifer Reynoso, never returned. Some of O’Brien’s personal items (a pair of eyeglasses, a shoe and a flashlight according to the IJ) were found at the edge of a cliff near their hotel room leading one to assume there was an accident, a suicide or perhaps even something worse.

The case brings to mind two other missing persons from earlier this year– both of whom disappeared along the Marin coastline.

Weirdly, the fiance didn’t report his disappearance for several days according to the Fort Bragg police. So far, other than the personal items found, not a trace of O’Brien has turned up. Rescuers, including a helicopter have combed the water and coastline in vain.

Fort Bragg police are asking the public with any information, to please contact them a 707.961.2800.